Program: Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Training Partner: RK Mechanical What influenced you to become an apprentice? I’ve been working in the sheet metal trade for about three and a half years […]
Recent GIS Grad Helps Climbers in the Sangres
Check out this piece from The Crestone Eagle, where one of our recent Emily Griffith GIS graduates has helped in locating dangerous climbing routes in the Sangres. “The tragic death […]
GIS grad discovers dangerous patterns in Sangre de Cristo 14ers
Between 2015 and 2020, seven people died attempting to ascend peaks in the Crestone Group, a dramatic and notorious cluster of five 14,000-foot peaks in Colorado’s Sangre de Cristo mountains. […]
Building a Career in Construction
A new journeyman finds construction to be rewarding and a rush When Adrian Quinonez graduated from Northglenn High School, he wanted to be an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. […]
From hobby to career
Emily Griffith Class of 2021 grad turned an avocation into a vocation during the pandemic After getting laid off from his latest job running machinery for an original equipment manufacturer, […]
The Electrician’s Apprentice
After 10 years working in Texas oil fields, Cory Oakes was done. Tired of the boom-bust cycle of oil-industry employment and looking to spend more time in the mountains, Cory […]
Emily Griffith has helped this upcoming grad accelerate her career
Amanda Bassot-Lee is already working in her chosen career—and she doesn’t graduate until July 1. The Emily Griffith Automotive Service student works full-time at Stevenson Toyota West as an express […]
Emily Griffith Technical College Announces New Construction Pathway
Emily Griffith Technical College (Emily Griffith) announced a new construction pathway, Virtual Design Construction Academy (VDCA), which will launch in Fall 2022. Virtual design construction is a new, fast-growing process in the construction […]
Response to recent violence against the AAPI community
Update: Emily Griffith Technical College’s response to recent violence against the AAPI community Since the pandemic took hold in the United States last March, there has been an increase in […]
How the pandemic is propelling demand for short-term college programs
Rocky Mountain PBS recently covered how the pandemic has re-shaped the post-secondary education landscape. You can listen to the full reporting here. It’s been a brutal academic year for higher education, […]
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